2024Final resultsSpecial election

2024 special election for U.S. Senate in Nebraska

Name: 2024 special election for U.S. Senate in Nebraska
Start: 2024-11-05
Location: Nebraska

U.S. Senate · Nebraska

Pete Ricketts (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Preston Love Jr. (D) by 25.2 points.

Pete RickettsRepublican · winner

62.6%585,103

37.4%349,902

935,005 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Preston Love Jr.Pete Ricketts

$283.2K

Raised by the campaign

$5.9M

$278.1K

Spent by the campaign

$5.4M

$9.9K

Cash on hand

$487K

Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 2024; FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024